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From: G. David Butler gdb@dbS...
Subject: [9fans] Keeping a Plan9 domain's time consistent
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:28:09 -0600

Hello 9fans!

I've started thinking about how to keep time consistent
in a Plan9 system.  This is one problem that is common
with most distributed systems.

We could use timed between the file servers and increase
the frequency of the cpu/terminal systems syncing their
time using the existing stat of /.  This would keep the
overhead of the timed protocol down.

Or we could run ntp on the auth server and slave all the
other systems from that.

The only requirement is that the protocol be il or udp
based so we don't have to add tcp to the file servers.

Any thoughts?

David Butler
gdb@dbS...